Oxfendazole for whipworm infection in adults
Treatments studied
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This study tests a medication called oxfendazole to see if it can get rid of whipworm infection in adults. Participants take the medication and provide stool samples over a few weeks to see if the worms are gone.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 64 years old.
- You have a confirmed whipworm infection (a type of intestinal worm infection).
- You are willing to provide 4 stool (poop) samples: one before treatment and at 7, 14, and 21 days after treatment.
- If you are a woman who could become pregnant, you must use a reliable birth control method during the study.
- You have not taken any worm medication in the last 2 weeks, and you don't have a history of allergic reaction to similar drugs.
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